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Woolbeding Common

23 ha

📷 Shazz · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome23 ha

Getting here

51.02635, -0.76736

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
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Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Chiffchaff, Woodpigeon +64 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Chiffchaff, Woodpigeon +64 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants; Plants — Sweet Chestnut, Bilberry, Pedunculate Oak +16 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Southern Hawker, Four-spotted Chaser, Green Tiger Beetle +11 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Soft-rush, Wood Dock, Wood Avens +106 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Soft-rush, Wood Dock, Wood Avens +106 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 52 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Sussex Diamond WayWalking route97 km
Named routeLength 97 kmRegional walking route
The Shipwrights WayWalking route

A long distance route which links villages and towns in east Hampshire. The name reflects the use of oak grown at Alice Holt Forest for Tudor shipbuilding.

Named routeRegional walking route
New Lipchis WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Sussex Border PathWalking route220 km
Named routeLength 220 kmRegional walking route
Woolbeding, River Rother and Midhurst Walk, South Downs WestWalking route4.8 km

Woolbeding Estate is a countryside gem, near Midhurst. Take in the beauty of the parkland. Follow the River Rother, edged with ancient trees. Pass a poplar plantation & hear the sounds of the weir before returning to the main street for its cafe's & pubs.

Named routeLength 4.8 kmDuration 01:30Round tripLocal walking route
Older Hill Lanepublic footpath · 204 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 204 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
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Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 228 Pulborough to Petersfield (proposed)Cycling route
Named routeRef 228National Cycle Network
Bepton to MidhurstCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Stedham to MidhurstCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
NCN 22 - Liphook LinkCycling route

National Cycle Network link route

Named routeLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
King Alfred's WayMountain bike route

King Alfreds Way is 350km (220 miles) off road route designed to be ridden clockwise. It starts & ends in Winchester. It is suitable for gravel or cross-country bikes.

Named routeRegional cycle route
Shipwrights Way (Liphook Spur)Mountain bike route
Named route
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Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Houses on Woolbeding Common

📷 Shazz · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Houses on Woolbeding Common

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🦉IPING COMMONNature reserve4.3 km→✦Cowdray: a fortified medieval house and part of its landscaped groundsHistoric site5 km→✦HOLLYCOMBE HOUSEHistoric site3.8 km→✦KING EDWARD VII HOSPITALHistoric site1.8 km→🌱Fernhurst GreenUrban park4.3 km→✦Mansio at Weston's FarmHistoric site2.2 km→

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